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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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